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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1985
Page
4
Kansas Supreme Court unanimously rules Great Bend church must obtain state license to operate day care center. The decision upholds Barton County injunction barring operation without license, rejecting claim that preschool ministry exemption applied.
A Wichita Eagle Beacon survey of 1,018 Kansans finds two of three favor higher state taxes to maintain or expand government services. Voters prefer raises to liquor and cigarette taxes and corporate income taxes, while opposing motor fuel and personal income tax hikes. Sixty percent back gasoline tax limits, with a majority cautious on broader increases amid a 1985 legislative tax fight.
Brown Mackie College in Salina expands its policy to offer tuition-free education to the offspring of graduates who die or become permanently disabled. The plan retroactively covers current students and alumni, aiming to attract enrollees while acknowledging alumni. The college, with 425 students and 20,000 alumni, projects about five beneficiaries annually.
Cape Canaveral reports four more shuttle flights can proceed after Discovery's secrecy cloaked mission lifted a spy satellite into orbit. The 22,300 mile high satellite will monitor Soviet missile tests and intercept diplomatic communications in Europe, Asia, and Africa. The crew, all military officers, returned to Houston for debriefing as NASA plans Challenger launch on February 20 with two satellites and a seven person crew including a French astronaut and U.S. Senator Garn.
Report covers embargo start at 7 am affecting movement of certified undamaged fruit from Florida citrus belt. Growers rush harvesting near Orlando as inspectors halt at midnight. some packing houses closed early due to capacity limits amid Arctic air. Statements from Jerry Chicone III and Bobby McKown note extensive work and southern fruit remains scarce.
In Ottawa area notes Rep Dorothy Nichols notes 64 House bills filed a low count after the MLK holiday. She supports the reappraisal bill allowing voter vote on changing property tax classification. Kansas Day featured Don Lambert presenting Kansas Landscapes at the Capitol with Ottawa Arts Council displays by Faye Cole and Brad Jessup. Nichols invites constituents to contact her office.
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